Cartersville swim team competes at Spear and Shield

November 13, 2025

The Cartersville High School swim team placed ninth of 12 teams on Saturday, November 1, at the 2025 Spear and Shield Meet in Canton, hosted by River Ridge.

Lambert (529.5) won the meet with Starrs Mill (299), River Ridge (236), Etowah (192), and Ringgold (163), rounding out the top five.

Cartersville scored 110 team points.

Top ten performances for Cartersville included:

Boys 200-yard freestyle

2nd — Grayson Paradis — 2:04.46

Boys 200-yard IM

4th — Will Galland — 2:16.29

Boys 50-yard freestyle

5th — Will Galland — 23.75

9th — Grayson Paradis — 24.56

Boys 100-yard butterfly

2nd — Will Galland — 43.94

Boys 500-yard freestyle

4th — Grayson Paradis — 5:32.60

Galland earned state meet qualifying times in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.

The next meet for Cartersville is on Saturday with Harrison and North Cobb Christian at the Central Aquatic Center in Cobb County.